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Re: [theKeywork] Moving to Oahu:
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USnavy
Jan 30, 2008, 1:18 PM
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No there is not a guide book available but I can tell you the name and grade of any route out there (it’s listed on the route itself anyway). Every established sport and trad route is also set up for top rope so you can rap down using the top rope chains. The top rope anchors consist of two or three bolts with two or three chains leading to a large rap ring for a smooth decent. The climbing at the moke is quite "user friendly" so the transition from indoor climbing to outdoor climbing shouldn’t be too difficult. In many outdoor climbing areas you have to know how to do some anchor rigging and lots of other stuff but that is not really the case with the moke for you can string your rope up through the top rope anchors from the ground using a string system that has been put into place at the moke.
As far as gear goes, bring 12 quickdraws (the longest route has 11 sport bolts) (plus any you need to tie yourself into the anchors at the top), your slings, and any trad gear you might want to use if you do trad (some routes are mixed sport / trad), harness, 60m rope, exc. You don’t need any special rigging gear and anything you may forget or don’t have, I have.
I will be available to climb on the 24th, 25th, 26th, and part of the 29th.
Also I believe there are some other out-of-towners that will be up there around those dates. The beach is 1500 feet from the climbing area and you are aloud to camp on it if you wish. That’s where I would probably camp myself if I were to camp there. You are aloud to start fires on the beach too.
Plus a night swim in the Pacific Ocean right after climbing is very refreshing.
You can view a bit more info on the topic here: http://www.rockclimbinghawaii.com/
If you click my profile and look at my climbing log you can get somewhat of an idea as to what type of climbs we have. About 95% of the climbs in my log are from Hawaii.
(This post was edited by USnavy on Feb 2, 2008, 6:39 AM)
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